Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-30
A,CREAT LACK OF HARMONY.
Dissatisfaction D Breaking Out Among Par
ticipants in the National Drill.
A KICK oNTAE coLoRED TROOPS
The Southern Companies Refuse to
Obey orders From Northern
Superior Ohiccrs-Other Ma.
tional Capital News,
Race Resentment.

WASHINGTON, May ~ Speclal lclc-
gram to the BEE. There are great many
queer things about the national drill which
will draw to close tomorrow evening. In
the first place there is decided lack of har-
mony between the northern and southern
men in camp. The companies from the
north have made no protest whatever be-
cause the committee in charge of the ar
rangements has allowed colored troops to
participate in the competitions and the pa
rades. The southern companies, on the
other hand, have been growing about this
ever since they came here. First the Nicks-
burg Southrons and the Memphis Iouaves
withdrew from the parade on Wednesday be-
cause q cOlored company was in the ranks.
To-day these same companies were drilling
on the drill grounds after the sermon of
the Rev. Mr.. Talmage and just before
the hour for the dress parade. when the
Washington light infantry and the National
rifles entered the grounds. They were fol
lowed by coored infantry company. just
as soon as the men from the south saw the
colored men they marched from the field and
did not return during the parade. The otii-
GERS in charge OF the parade were disgusted
with this new exhibition of alleged pride and
the remarks which they passed upon the ac-
| tions of the fools was anything but Compli-
mentary. Even in the camp the southern
men show the same spirit. Those officers
whose companies are assigned to battallionS
commanded by northern officers express their
| resentment by refusing to obey the orders
are in a battalion commanded by Captain
| Ford, of the Chicago Iouaves, yet up to date
| the Captain of the Memphis men has not
| obeyed single order issued to him by Cap
| tain Ford, and when that officer wants to
make detail for any purpose he is com
PEELED to call upon men from the Chicago or
the keck Zouaves. Other battalion officers
| who happen to come from the north expert
Dpat no ap,n n a
whatever from the southern men. with a
very few exceptions. Another very queer
thing about this drill was the exercises to-
day: On an immense INN epon cloth sign dis, iho
legend: SUNDAY. grand military semon
by the Rev. Il. Dewitt Tamage at 3 p. m,
followed by a sacred concert BY the Marine Inc
committee advertised that all this would be
free and the advertisement was never
| changed. In consequence, fully 10000 peO-
them was compelled to pay 25 cents for ad-
more for seat. The military portion
of the sermon was tizzle. Each soldier not
a quarter for admission, and naturally there
| were very few soldiers present. The affair of
the sermon was a big financial card for the
drill. 1t probably netted not less than Ss, 900,
| and in that respect was as fortunate for the
would have been. There was atcut as
| much religion in It, too. General Car
nahan, who conducted the parade,
says that the southern companies who left
the drill grounds were not ordered to parade
to-day, and that they came on under a mis-
understanding. When they discovered their
mistake they withdrew. On the other hand
Captain Searle, of the Southrens, SAYS that
they left because OF the presence of the col
| Ored men. lie says, too that the LOmax
| rifles, the Belknap rifles, the San Antonio
rifles and the Louisiana rifles also withdrew.
| This may be true, but no one noticed the
withdrawal of the other four companies.
The President Enjoying Himself.
PROSPECT HOUSE, May 29.-The president
N Saturday had day of most dismal
weather. lie made his first fishing excursion
but his usual good luck did not attend him
He came over from his cabin soon after :
o'clock in the morning with Mrs. Cleveland
Colonel and Mrs. Lamont joined:.the presi
dent and wife at breakfast at Saranac inn
At Il the guide got out hns the pre
with the president went off down the lake.
Colonel Lamont followed, Both boats re-
turned three hours later. The president and
did not try. very hard to catch anything.
Another trip ON the lake was made in the
afternoon with no better results There was
brilliant sunset with prospects of fine
according to promise. The presidents part,
| StrOlled about the hotel, chatted with the
guests and rested quietly at his cottage unit
2oclock. when he and his party joined thu
other guests in the general dining room
There were no excursions or fishing expedi
tiOns to-day. The ladies went to the LITTLE
chapel not far from the hotel and In tn,
absence of clergyman held little singln!
service for an hour. The president expects
to have good sport Tomorrow.
Ben: Perley PORES Remains.
WASHINGTON, NJ ay 29.-The relatives ant
friends of the late Ben Perley Poore left thi
city with the remains this afternoon for Bos
ton. There were no funeral services here
The body was escorted to the depot by der
utation of the Loyal Legion, Masons of tn
thirty-third de rec. and large number o
correspondents. General Mussey, recOrde
of the Loyal Legion, received a telegram o
sympathy and coincidence from Omaha-fron
Senator Manderson, of the district com
mandery.
Mexico Shaken Up.
CITY OF MEXICo, via GalvestOn), May 29
: AT ten minutes of this morning was felt
violent shaking of the earth, which laste
: tive seconds The next that came was pre-